FIENDISH

LEAD VOCALS, CREATIVE DIRECTION

Still, the heaviest band to ever come out of Northern Kentucky, Fiendish emerged onto the mid-2000's Cincy Metal scene with a heavy-hitting, cut-throat, creative display reminiscent to the likes of Pantera and early Metallica, with the modern sounds of "new metal" acts such as Machine Head and Mudvayne.

Their debut album, "Cruel & Unusual," sold over two thousand copies, having headlined shows at venues such as The Madison Theater, Sudsy Malone's, Jillian's, Never On Sunday's, as well as infamous basement parties of the early-2000's in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

Led by the dual-guitar shredding of Benjamin Dixon and Joshua Deaton, groove-oriented bass grooves from Matt Tanner, aggressive tempo generated by drummer Joe Flick, and the dynamic arsenal from frontman, J:10 (Justin K. Hite), the live performance of Fiendish always drew a steady crowd, and delivered a stiff uppercut to the jaw.

The group reunited for one secret show in 2008, after disbanding in mid-2005.